Category Archives: Summer

Stoup Brewing’s 2018 Fresh Hop Lineup

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I love a parade – especially when it’s a parade of Fresh Hop Ales.  I say keep ’em coming and I know I’m not the only one!  Local breweries are definitely hearing that call and answering back in a big way.  So far this season, I’ve enjoyed Fresh Hop Ales from at least 8 Northwest breweries (mostly Seattle, but a few from Oregon), and I’m looking forward to having even more in the coming weeks.

Now Stoup Brewing Company in Ballard has announced their Fresh Hop lineup for the 2018 season, and it doesn’t disappoint.  Stoup if keeping it fresh with at least 5 different Fresh Hop Ales coming our way over the next few weeks.

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Counterbalance Brewing Prepares For Their 2nd Annual Fall Release Party

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Have you been tracking down any of the wet, wild and wonderful Fresh Hop beers out there?  They just keep on coming this time of year, and that’s just fine by me.  Now, Counterbalance Brewing Company (CBM Sponsor) is ready to get in on the action.

Coming up next Saturday, March 29th from noon to 9 pm, Counterbalance Brewing is hosting their 2nd annual Fall release party, where they’ll be releasing their 2018 Fresh Hop Ale on draft.  Also making its return on that same day is one of Counterbalance Brewing’s early favorites, and the first beer they ever brewed commercially, Bad Wolf Dark Ale.

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Field To Ferment Fresh Hop Arrives Today From Fremont Brewing

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Don’t be sad that our Seattle Summer is winding down and Fall is set to return.  Instead, rejoice in knowing that the hop harvest is upon us and that means the return of Fresh Hop beers.  Several local breweries make Fresh Hop beers each year but one brewery really goes all out, releasing multiple Fresh Hop beers for us to enjoy each year.  That brewery is Fremont Brewing Company.

Each year, they release multiple versions of their Field To Ferment Fresh Hop Ale, each one featuring a different hop.  The first release in this year’s Field To Ferment series arrives today, 9/7 and features Centennial hops.  Also, set to return soon is their wildly popular Cowiche Canyon Fresh Hop, using hops grown exclusively for Fremont on a single farm at the mouth of the Cowiche Canyon Conservation area in Yakima.

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Pike Opens New Brewery Beer Garden

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Seattle’s iconic Pike Brewing Company has been going through a few changes over the past year or so.  They’ve expanded their brewery operations, opened the new Tankard & Tun upstairs from The Pike, and now they’re ready to open a new brewery beer garden for the Summer.  Situated right in the brewery itself, Pike’s new brewery beer garden will be right near the brewery doors that open onto Post Alley below Pike Place Market.  In

In other Pike Brewing News, the Flight of Dreams Opening in Nagoya Japan, featuring Pike Brewing, has been pushed back to September and Pike has also been named ‘Most Iconic Brand’ in Seattle Magazine’s 2018 beer awards.  They also have two new beers about to release: Citrus Summer Ale and Hopsie.

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Fresh Hop Season Is Arriving Early At Two Beers Brewing

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Each year, as Seattle’s Summer starts to wane, our palates grow eager with anticipation of one of the best Seasonal craft beer styles for hopheads: Fresh Hop Ales.  Ordinarily, Fresh Hop Ale season doesn’t get started until late August or even early September, as the hop harvest gets under way.  This year, however, hops at Puterbaugh Farms in Yakima Valley were ready early thanks to ideal growing conditions.

As a result, Two Beers Brewing Company (CBM Sponsor), always first out of the gate each year with their Fresh Hop IPA, is bringing it to you even earlier than usual.  In just two days, on Friday, August 3rd, come down to Two Beers Brewing for the release of their 2018 Fresh Hop IPA.

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Black Raven Brewing Prepares To Release Nothing But Haze IPA

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Black Raven Brewing Company (CBM Sponsor) puts out lots of great IPAs including their popular Trickster IPA and, my personal favorite IPA from Black Raven, Wisdom Seeker Double IPA.  They also put out some lighter IPAs like Beak Tweaker Citrus IPA and their Nothing But Flowers Session IPA.

Now, Black Raven is finally set to jump into the juicy, hazy New England style IPA craze with their latest offering: Nothing But Haze.  Based on their Nothing But Flowers Session IPA, Nothing But Haze is still sessionable at just 5.0% ABV.

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Reuben’s Brews Launches Their Barrel-Aged Sour Series

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Of all the breweries in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, I think I’d have to say my favorite is Reuben’s Brews.  The quality and consistency of their beers are top notch and I honestly have yet to be disappointed with any of their releases.  So when I heard they were getting ready to launch their first barrel-aged sours, I was intrigued and delighted.

Reuben’s has show themselves to be the masters of Rye beers, hazy and West Coast IPAs, Goses and more, so I have high hopes that their new sour Ales will be at the same high level of quality I’ve come to expect from Reuben’s.  Over 17 months in the making, the first releases from their barrel-aged sour series will be “Brettania” and “Tropical Funk”.

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Tin Dog Brewing Brings Home The Gold (And The Silver And The Bronze)

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On February 10th of this year, a small brewery in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood – one some of you may not have heard of before – celebrated their latest anniversary.  That brewery is Tin Dog Brewing Company and they’ve bee operating quietly on the other side of the Duwamish since February 2014.

Specializing in Belgian-style beers, including sour/wild beers and aged, blended/mixed cluture styles, Tin Dog has been honing their craft, and their work has paid off.  I’d like to offer my congratulations to Tin Dog Brewing Company for taking home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in this year’s wild sour beer category at the Washington Beer Awards and Brewer’s Choice Awards, taking home Gold, Silver and Bronze.

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The PNA Summer Beer Taste Happens This Weekend

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Seattle has lots of unique neighborhoods, each with their own identity and feel.  One such neighborhood is Phinney RIdge and each year, the Phinney Neighborhood Association hosts a craft beer event known as the Summer Beer Taste.  This year’s luau-themed event, Brewkilau, is set for this coming Saturday, July 21st.

Your $30 ticket for this event ($25 for PNA Members), gets you 10 beer tastes from 30+ different, local craft breweries and cideries, plus an assortment of pub snacks.

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Reuben’s Brews Hits A Community Donations Milestone

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I love the craft beer community – especially here in the Northwest.  It goes well beyond just beer.  Sure, different breweries are in competition with each other to make the best beers and to sell the most beers, but I’ve always felt that, for the most part, there’s a real feeling of kinship between many local brewers and breweries.  They don’t just provide a faceless product.  They become part of the greater community and, as such, care about that community.

That’s why you’re constantly seeing local craft breweries hosting events that are geared towards helping out local charities and non profits.  They want to give something back to the community that’s given to them.  Also, let’s face it, as a craft beer consumer it feels good to know you’re helping out by really doing nothing more than enjoying the craft beers you love. What could be better?

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